Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1954
Passenger lists for 1954 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.
Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.
Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.
Norwegian Merchant Seaman Arne Peterssen, the last immigrant is processed at Ellis Island on 29 November 1954.

1954-05-27 RMS Mauretania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 27 May 1954
- Route: New York to Southampton Via Cobh and Le Havre
- Commander: Captain A. D. Fasting, R.D., R.N.R.

1954-07-01 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 1 July 1954
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain D. W. Sorrell

1954-07-03 SS Independence Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Export Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 3 July 1954
- Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
- Commander: Captain Hugh L. Switzer

1954-07-07 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 7 July 1954
- Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain D. W. Sorrell

1954-07-15 RMS Mauretania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 15 July 1954
- Route: Southampton to New York Via Le Havre and Cobh
- Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D., (Cmdr. R.N.R., Rtd.)

1954-07-17 SS Atlantic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Home Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 17 July 1954
- Route: Quebec to Southampton via Le Havre
- Commander: Captain Giovanni Ruffini

1954-07-20 SS Flandre Passenger List
- Steamship Line: CGT French Line
- Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 20 July 1954
- Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
- Commander: Captain Pierre CHUPIN

1954-08-07 RMS Media Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 7 August 1954
- Route: Liverpool to New York
- Commander: Captain F. G. Watts, R.D., R.N.R.

1954-08-14 SS Independence Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Export Lines
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 14 August 1954
- Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
- Commander: Captain Ernest H. Nelson

1954-08-24 RMS Strathmore Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Peninsular & Oriental Line (P&O)
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 24 August 1954
- Route: London to Sydney via Port Said, Bombay (Mumbai), Colombo, Fremantle, Adelaide, and Melbourne
- Commander: Captain A. G. Jenkins

1954-08-26 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 26 August 1954
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R., Rtd.)

1954-08-31 M.V. Sibajak Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
- Class of Passengers: Not Stated
- Date of Departure: 31 August 1954
- Route: Rotterdam on to New York via Le Havre
- Commander: Captain H. Rijnbergen
- Note: Includes a list of crew members and rank

1954-09-21 SS Liberté Passenger List
- Steamship Line: CGT French Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 21 September 1954
- Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
- Commander: Commanded by Captain Paul Kerharo

1954-09-29 SS Stavangerfjord Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Norwegian-America Line
- Class of Passengers: First, Cabin, and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 29 September 1954
- Route: Oslo to New York via Kristiansand, Stavanger, and Bergen
- Commander: Captain Olaf Bjørnstad

1954-10-08 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class, Cabin, and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 8 October 1954
- Route: Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre and Southampton
- Commander: Captain C. VISSER

1954-10-08 RMS Orion Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Orient Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 8 October 1954
- Route: Vancouver BC to Sydney via San Francisco, Honolulu, Suva (Fiji), and Auckland
- Commander: Captain A. E. Coles, R.D., R.N.R.

1954-11-05 SS Constitution Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Export Lines
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 5 November 1954
- Route: New York to Naples via Cannes and Genoa
- Commander: Captain Bernt A. Jacobsen

1954-11-09 SS Independence Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Export Lines
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 9 November 1954
- Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
- Commander: Captain Hugh L. Switzer

1954-12-07 SS Constitution Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Export Lines
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 7 December 1954
- Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
- Commander: Captain Bernt A. Jacobsen

1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 9 December 1954
- Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and East London
- Commander: Captain G. W. B. Lloyd

1954-12-23 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 23 December 1954
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Commodore C. I. Thompson
Other 1954 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives
- Holland-America Line; Ryndam; Tourist; 1954-04-18; Rotterdam to New York via Le Havre, Southampton and Halifax NS; Captain H. Oldenburger
- CGT-French Line; Liberté; Premiére; 1954-05-07; Le Havre to New York via Southampton; Captain Paul Kerharo
- CGT-French Line; Ile de France; Premiére; 1954-07-06; Le Havre to New York via Southampton; Captain Paul Kerharo
- United States Lines; United States; First Class; 1954-07-30; Southampton to New York via Le Havre; Commodore John W. Anderson, Capt., U.S.N.R.
- United States Lines; America; First Class; 1954-09-06; Bremerhaven to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh; Captain Leroy J. Alexanderson, Capt., U.S.N.R.
Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1954 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at [email protected].